Congress·In Committee·S. 3519

Remote Access Security Act

Senate Committee Eyes Remote Access Security Act to Close Cloud-Based Export Control Loopholes

Dec 17, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Part of: U.S. Proposes Export Controls on Remote Access to Sensitive Technology

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 8152 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 8152 (118th) →

Key Points

Treats some remote cloud use like an export when certain sensitive U.S.-controlled tech is accessed from outside the U.S.
Targets “foreign persons of concern,” including certain governments, companies based there, or people under their control.
Focuses on high-risk uses like training dangerous dual-use AI models, running offensive cyber tools, or human-rights-abusing surveillance (like spyware).
Gives the President power to control and license this kind of remote access, with penalties and enforcement similar to other export control violations.
Requires Commerce to keep Congress informed, issue a public report within 1 year, and sunsets this new remote-access control authority after 10 years.

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Dec 17, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Dec 17, 2025

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China Economic Review·Jan 15

US passes bill to prevent Chinese access to AI chips via cloud services

The bipartisan legislation, approved by the House, broadens export controls to include access to restricted hardware regardless of the user's physical location. This move targets the 'cloud loophole' that previously allowed Chinese entities to train AI models using U.S. chips hosted abroad.

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